Luvya / Who's behind it

18+ years of making apps people use.

Luvya is made by Appex, a small independent software studio in Košice, Slovakia. Here's who's behind it.

Pavol Madeja

The founder

Pavol Madeja

Pavol founded Appex. He is a software architect and product owner with more than 18 years in software development, 14 of them building mobile apps.

He started his career at Nokia in the Nordics. Since then, he has designed apps from scratch for startups and led the long-term development of systems for large companies, with clients in the US, the UK, Austria, Switzerland, the Baltics and Slovakia. The focus is always the same: turn what people need into something simple that works, in close collaboration with the people it's for.

  • 18+years in software development
  • 14years building mobile apps
  • 1M+people using news apps he designed
  • 70+languages in one of his apps

Track record

A few of the things he has worked on

  • Voice of America & Radio Free EuropeNews apps in more than 70 languages for over a million people, nominated for the Global Mobile Awards in 2014 and 2015.
  • SquadGroup video chat with real-time screen sharing, a startup acquired by Twitter in 2020.
  • mypensionIDPension savings in one place for people in the UK, with secure sign-in and ID checks.
  • City of KošiceA winter app that lets people adopt the sidewalks near their homes and keep them clear of snow.
  • Pucung festivalA festival companion with the programme, maps and live updates, on iPhone and Android.
  • PolyAPIA platform that connects business systems, where he led mobile and worked across the product.
  • The Cat Rental StoreProduct owner for Caterpillar's rental website, aligning business and several engineering teams.
  • Where it startedAt Nokia in the Nordics, on its online printing service, followed by secure messaging for networks used by police and rescue services.

Our apps

Luvya

A wellbeing app that builds a gentle plan around the week you actually have, and adapts it as you go. Already 500+ people use it.

Get Luvya

Our apps

PDF Secure Scan

A document scanner that works entirely on your phone. Scan, clean up and export PDFs, and your documents are never uploaded anywhere. Visit the website

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Let's talk

Working on an app idea?

Appex also builds apps for others, from the first idea to the stores. Write to hello@appex.sk.